will a flu shot definitely stop me getting flu?

Answer 1

If you regularly get the flu, then the shot is a good idea. If you don't get the there is no real need to bother with the flu shot.
Flu shots work about 70% of the time so read that statistic how you want.

You are injected with a small amount of flu which is supposed to build up immunity against the proper flu. Some people get the flu as a result of the jab being in them.
At the end of the day, some people have no doubt been saved (their life) by the flu jab. No one has been killed by it, so weigh it up as you please

Answer 2

Ive been having the flu shot now for about the last 6 years,as I'm asthmatic i need to have it every October,i haven't had the flu in all these years,you do still get the occasional cold though,one of the side effects of having the flu shot is that you can get a cold up to about 2 weeks after having the shot,so no matter what all the other answers tell you take my advice and go and have it.

Answer 3

No. There are many different strains of flu and you might get one that the shot did not cover. Also, the shot might not last the whole flu season. I think it is still worth getting. I have been getting my flu shot in October for at least the last four years and I haven't gotten the flu. Before that I used to get the flu every year around Christmas from being around a lot of people in the crowded stores, airport, etc.

Answer 4

Nothing is definite. You will always hear about people who got the shot and still got the flu. I myself, have never had a flu shot and I haven't had the flu in over 10 years. In fact, I quit getting the flu when I quit smoking. I really miss smoking but I don't miss the flu.

Answer 5

NO
As my doctor told me.if you imagine there are 250 strains of the flu virus active this year,when you go for the flu jab they can only use the vaccine known to them at that time.
So for instance if you get the jab it covers you for 250 variations but if a new one occurs or mutates like HYN1C or whatever it was called then you are not covered against it and could get it just as bad as anyone who had no flu jab at all !
I am diabetic an get the flu jab every year but they say it only covers you for about 60% of what might strike this year,however generally the biggest risk strains are included,but as someone else said no vaccine is foolproof !
Just to re-iterate,if you have the jab and still get the flu,it is not diminished because you had the jab,it is probably less severe because you have caught a milder or weaker strain which they thought was not high risk and didn't vaccinate against !

Answer 6

About 80% success rate. There are more than one type of flu viruses. You only get a shot of the most popular flu at the time.

Answer 7

No. This is a common misnomer. You are given a shot for a specific type (s) or strain of flu that is potentially serious and of concern for the public. That does't mean that you still couldn't get a different flu. Sorry. Doesn't happen very often, but it COULD happen.

Answer 8

Flu, also known as Influenza B, Influenza A, Asian flu type B, Asian flu type A or Asian flu, is a viral infection of the respiratory tract that causes fever, headache, muscle aches, and weakness. Outbreaks of illness of variable extent and severity occur nearly every winter in the general population.
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Answer 9

No. I had the shot last year and two weeks later I got flu really bad.

Answer 10

No. There are too many different strains of the flu virus. But if you do get the flu, it can help lessen the severity of the disease.